Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

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Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

2020

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Music

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Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner (The National), Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) created an album that crossed genres -- a musical journey that allows us to cry and laugh, and during these trying times, makes us feel like we're not quite so alone. They recorded "folklore" thousands of miles apart from each other and had never been in the same room together... until now. "folklore: the long pond studio sessions" was filmed in upstate New York in September 2020 and will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on Wednesday, November 25, at 12:01AM PT. Taylor, accompanied by co-producers Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff along with a guest appearance by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), performs each song in order of her critically adored, five star album, "folklore" and for the very first time, reveals the stories and secrets behind all 17 songs.

Ryan Lattanzio

indieWire

This is a sweet and soothing kickback for what is, for many out there, an otherwise lonely and isolating holiday season.

Rated: B-

Dec 1, 2020

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

The often exquisite music is interspersed with alfresco chats with her co-writers and performers Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner at Dessner's telegenic studio in upstate New York.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 29, 2020

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Andrew Barker

Variety

With this film, she just does the two things she does best: making excellent music, and giving people a new reason to talk about Taylor Swift. But at least she's made sure that this time we're talking about her for all the right reasons.

Nov 27, 2020

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Does a good job showing her music and songwriting while still showing her growth as a politically minded individual

Feb 12, 2021

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Alex Hudson

Exclaim!

A fitting document of a strange time in history - a moment when even the biggest pop star on Earth holed up and got cozy and insular.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 21, 2020

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Swift shares songs in intimate docu; some language.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 4, 2020

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Audience Member

I thought this was an excellent film, and it was nice to see how these songs are produced.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Leo M

Little bit monotone

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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David L

It was an amazing and deep and beautiful show!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Alec B

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions offers an intimate glimpse into the making of Taylor Swift's critically acclaimed album that helped us all get through COVID in its early days. Very stripped down and somber, this documentary gave an inside look at the story and creative process behind each song with commentary by collaborators Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. Intimate with dazzling acoustics, this film offers an equal but polar opposite Swiftie experience to the Eras Tour film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Dallas H

I watched this because it was available on Disney Plus. Also, a co-worker of mine is a Swiftie, so I'm a proxy fan.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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Iris A

I never knew how these songs were recorded they got me threw the pandemic without breaking down and having something to look forward to

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Synopsis

Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner (The National), Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) created an album that crossed genres -- a musical journey that allows us to cry and laugh, and during these trying times, makes us feel like we're not quite so alone. They recorded "folklore" thousands of miles apart from each other and had never been in the same room together... until now. "folklore: the long pond studio sessions" was filmed in upstate New York in September 2020 and will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on Wednesday, November 25, at 12:01AM PT. Taylor, accompanied by co-producers Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff along with a guest appearance by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), performs each song in order of her critically adored, five star album, "folklore" and for the very first time, reveals the stories and secrets behind all 17 songs.

Director: Taylor Swift
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2020